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Second Omicron case in Delhi as Zimbabwe returnee tests positive
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Delhi reported its second case of new COVID-19 variant Omicron on Saturday, informed the Delhi Government.
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Omicron: Section 144 imposed in Mumbai on Dec 11-12
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): In light of rising concerns over the spread of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron and in a bid to prevent large gatherings has imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrCP) for December 11 and 12, prohibiting rallies, morchas, processions et
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Maharashtra reports 695 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 11 (ANI): Maharashtra reported 695 new COVID-19 cases and 12 fatalities in the past 24 hours, informed the state health bulletin on Friday.
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New York to impose mandatory masking or COVID vaccines for businesses
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The state of New York will impose mandatory masking for all businesses or require their employees to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Friday, extending a similar mandate for New York City by Mayor Bill
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UK records highest daily coronavirus cases since early January
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain reports 58,194 new coronavirus cases, reaching levels not seen since early January, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 10,719,165, according to official figures released Friday.
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Health Ministry along with NTAGI, NEGVAC, should assess need for Covid-19
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): In view of the threat posed by the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has recommended that the Health Ministry in coordination with the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) and Natio
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COVID-19: Seven new Omicron cases reported in Maharashtra
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 10 (ANI): Maharashtra reported seven new cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, including a one-and-a-half-year-old toddler - three from Mumbai and four from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation - taking the tally to 17 in the state.
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COVID-19: Tanzania returnee tests positive for Omicron in Mumbai
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 10 (ANI): A 49-year-old Tanzanian returnee has tested positive for the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Mumbai's Dharavi on Friday.
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Global scenario on Omicron very disturbing; must follow COVID-appropriate
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Amid scares of COVID-19 resurge due to Omicron variant, Member, Health, NITI Aayog, Dr VK Paul on Friday warned Indians and said that wearing masks and following COVID Appropriate Behaviour are a must to avoid a surge in Covid cases similar to that durin
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Pakistan's Sindh province suspects presence of Omicron variant, 'genomic c
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], December 10 (ANI): The provincial Sindh health department in Pakistan and the Aga Khan University Hospital officials on Thursday announced the detection of a 'strongly-suspected' case of Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Karachi through variant testing and now they are waiti
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COVID-19: Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba to hold review meeting tomorrow
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Union Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba is scheduled to hold a review meeting on COVID-19 tomorrow at 2:30 pm.
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COVID-19: Mask usage declining; WHO warning against it, says NITI Aayog's
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Dr VK Paul, Member-Health of NITI Aayog, on Friday expressed concern over the decline in the use of face masks in the country and said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against it as the global scene of the Omicron variant of COVID-1
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